I see upon their noble brows the seal of the Lord, for they were born kings of the earth far more truly than those who possess it only from having bought it.

Quote by George Sand

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Life resembles a novel more often than novels resemble life.

Life resembles a novel more often than novels resemble life.

I regard as a mortal sin not only the lying of the senses in matters...

I regard as a mortal sin not only the lying of the senses in matters...

One approaches the journey's end. But the end is a goal, not a catastrophe.

One approaches the journey's end. But the end is a goal, not a catastrophe.

One is happy as a result of one's own efforts once one knows the necessary...

One is happy as a result of one's own efforts once one knows the necessary...

Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I...

Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I...

Try to keep your soul young and quivering right up to old age.

Try to keep your soul young and quivering right up to old age.

There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved

There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved

No human creature can give orders to love.

No human creature can give orders to love.

Charity degrades those who receive it and hardens those who dispense it.

Charity degrades those who receive it and hardens those who dispense it.

One changes from day to day, and... after a few years have passed one has...

One changes from day to day, and... after a few years have passed one has...

I have no enthusiasm for nature which the slightest chill will not instantly destroy.

I have no enthusiasm for nature which the slightest chill will not instantly destroy.

The prayers of a lover are more imperious than the menaces of the whole world.

The prayers of a lover are more imperious than the menaces of the whole world.

Faith is an excitement and an enthusiasm: it is a condition of intellectual magnificence to...

Faith is an excitement and an enthusiasm: it is a condition of intellectual magnificence to...

The artist vocation is to send light into the human heart.

The artist vocation is to send light into the human heart.

Life in common among people who love each other is the ideal of happiness.

Life in common among people who love each other is the ideal of happiness.

There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved.

There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved.

Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to...

Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to...

If you have a lot of tension and you get a headache, do what it...

If you have a lot of tension and you get a headache, do what it...

I don't give advice. I can't tell anybody what to do. Instead I say this...

I don't give advice. I can't tell anybody what to do. Instead I say this...

ELEGY, n. A composition in verse, in which, without employing any of the methods of...

ELEGY, n. A composition in verse, in which, without employing any of the methods of...